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William Davies (born 1976) is an English writer, political and sociological theorist. His work focuses on the issues of consumerism, happiness, and the history and function of expertise on society.
I discussed my recent article, ‘The 2010s: a decade of revolutionaries without a revolution’, on the New Statesman podcast. Listen on Acastor iTunes. February 7, 20240. ‘Eye-watering taxes are a problem for the Tories – and an even bigger one for Labour’.
Feb 26, 2019 · In this sweeping and provocative work, political economist William Davies draws on a four-hundred-year history of ideas to reframe our understanding of the contemporary world. He argues that global trends decades and even centuries in the making have reduced a world of logic and fact into one driven by emotions―particularly fear and anxiety.
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I am a sociologist and political economist, working on diverse topics, including neoliberalism, happiness science, environmental politics and anti-expert politics. What links this work is an interest in the interface of knowledge and power, drawing on the work of Michel Foucault, Luc Boltanski and Max Weber.
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Feb 27, 2019 · In “Nervous States,” William Davies says profound uncertainty and heightened alertness have encouraged us to approach politics as a matter of instinct rather than rationality.
In this bold and compelling exploration of our new political reality, William Davies reveals how feelings have come to reshape our world. Drawing on history, philosophy, psychology...
William Davies is a London-based academic who studies the history of ideas and their impact on politics and society. He writes for various publications and is the Director of the Political Economy Research Centre at Goldsmiths, University of London.
